Chapter 3 Africa Test Review Flashcards
National honor of the trousers
A reward given to her Roeck soldiers in Molly
Queen Nzinga
Ruled lands in what are now Angola and Congo. She battled Portuguese slave traders in an effort to stop them from enslaving her people and exporting them to America.
Ghana
The first empire to develop. Located where trade routes came together. Traders were required to pay a fee.
Songhai
Empire ruled by Sunni Ali, located along the Niger river
African Diaspora
The spreading of African people and culture around the world
Nile
River in northeast Africa
Bantu
The first Africans who spreads across the continent in migrations
Axum
A city state that owed its strength to its location on the Red Sea
Mansa Musa
The last strong King of Mali. Ruled until 1337
Death Road
A trade route connecting western Africa to the Mediterranean the pass through the Saharah desert